We are starting our trip to California today. I have just finished loading the car and am totally amazed at the amount of things we are carrying !! Of course, I am being quite liberal with packing as we are taking the car. But our plan to camp & climb in Yosemite has added a huge load to the luggage. Till yesterday we could not find a single campsite in Yosemite.. all of them were booked. But then Chiranjeeb got this bright idea from one of his more enterprising friends that, the trick lies in refreshing the park website again and again..! at some point you are going to get a campsite ... people keep canceling their booking for various reasons. And that actually happened ! ( you can try that, it works). So, now we have all these extra things to carry..the tent, sleeping bags, cooking equipments, climbing equipments ..! No wonder we have our car full.
Now, I just hope that I don't leave behind something crucial..like the GPS. This reminds me of my old habit of leaving behind my wrist watch everywhere I go. Then finally my brother gave me a seemingly ordinary but very useful tip..'always keep it next to something without which you just can't move, like your car key'. that actually helped... I have not lost a single watch after that.
Anyway, we plan to hit four places San Francisco , Santa Barbara, LA and Yosemite. Planning to take it slow this time. But then, I have my own must-dos..like shopping at the North Face outlet store in Berkeley ! :)
Nandana
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